Stories of Impact from the Federal Grants Community: Training for Vets

If you are a regular to Grants.gov, you are likely accustomed to seeing scores of new federal grant opportunities published every month. What happens after all of those grants are awarded and the funds are spent?

Federal agencies that oversee the spending of grants often share stories of impact on their websites and social media platforms. This week, we are highlighting a few of the most recent success stories.

“The dramatic decline in Veteran homelessness is the result of the Obama administration’s investments in permanent supportive housing solutions such as HUD-VASH and Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) programs, extensive community partnerships, coordinated data and outreach and other proven strategies that put Veterans first,” VA Secretary Bob McDonald said on the agency’s blog.

“Although this achievement is noteworthy, we will not rest until every Veteran in need is permanently housed.”

Just one example from this larger initiative is the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, “a competitive grant program administered by the Department of Labor to provide homeless Veterans with skills training, job search assistance, placement, and other services.”